I don't expect to challenge this year but hope to be top 8 with a lot of upside next year.

I think I have one of the most exciting group of kids that will get better and better over the next two seasons. Heeney, Tyson, Langford, Shiel, Daniher, Nankervis, Smith, McGovern, Curnow and Mathieson are all potential FF A-graders.

I am hoping for an injury free and consistent year from players that still have plenty in the second half of their career like Selwood, Watts, Hartlett, Pittard and Savage.

And whilst I expect plenty from Priddis, Suckling and Swallow, I do hope I can find their keeper replacements with one of my draft picks.

Just on draft picks, I have all 10 picks under pick 67. So I'm hoping to nail a few.

Do we get spare picks at the end of the draft?
I'd like to LTI Mitch Wallis as well.

Can i LTI Ellis-Yolman please Dunners?

Done and done. Yes, there will be a LTI replacement round at the conclusion of the regular draft.

Is Paparone out for the season or is that a left over from last season?

@DunlopWhile your at it, what info do you have on Bennell? Is it indefinite because I thought he'd be back by round 3 or 4.

No, there are still roughly 6 holdovers from last season, 3 from Brisbane. Re: Bennell - see today's update via the AFL

On injuries in general, with the exception of only 2 or 3 teams, there hasn't been any official injury lists released via the clubs over pre-season. The AFL site itself has also only released 2 updates in the past month - usually I have one good source per club, this pre-season almost bugger all. I wonder whether AFLW has spread things a bit thin and injury updates have been lax as a result.

Still got a bit of improvement to do, but I should be able to address that in the draft. Still a heap of improvement in my team. I've got a few guys who are on the edge of their teams best 22, so I'm hoping they can hold their spots early on and rapidly improve.

On last years averages my side should score over 1300 most weeks. A couple of nice picks up could see that jump to 1400 pretty comfortably.

I'm excited to get the season underway. Ideally I'd like to get into finals and if everything goes right it may be a possibility, but I'm not expecting it. Good luck to everyone for the year ahead*

I think I've got a pretty strong squad, and should give myself a good chance to go all the way. Positives compared to last year:

Hurley returns from suspension

David Swallow returns from LTI

Ramsay returns from LTI

McIntosh returns from LTI

Steele to get more opportunity at St Kilda

Hanley fit and in a good head space at GC

Wingard to see considerable midfield minutes

Kolodjashnij is fit again

Lyons to see more midfield time at GC

Sexton stepping up this preseason

Docherty will strengthen back line

Sam Jacobs is probably the only player I've got who is in decline, and he's still pretty handy and only 28. The starting 18 averages 88 per player, and I think there is some considerable improvement expected from a handful of players. If I don't completely balls up the draft, or get ravaged by injury, I should be there abouts around the pointy end of the season again.